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A Clay Idol

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Parent Issue
Day
10
Month
June
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tor ihc past Beven yeara Grover Cleveland has been the Wol ol the Democratie party. Ilis Incky star smiled as he rapldly rose from sheriff to governor and trom governor tp president. Being the first man to lead them ti) vietory i:i a. quarter o! a century, be was regarded by the demócrata as but Uttte leas than a god af ter he had attaincd the presidency. Since Uien he has kepc nis grip upon the party wonderlully well. Iiut there are evidences multiplying to prove that the ido3 is clay and i.s in danger oï being d&shed to pleces. The South has been wrapt up in their love for him until oí late a nmrnmr o!' discontent has been raiseil. When thry were badly Bcared over the soealled Porce-bill, he did not rise up and help them by denouncing it. When they wanted tree and nnlimited silver coinage, he rose up and spoke agalnst il. But th ■ worst thing of all is when he receatly spoke in Buftalo of a lime when "tlü1 government was asalled by rebelliou8 hands." Th southern people are pretty touchy about that last war and their northern friends have to handle the old questions with gloves, or the exrebels wil] rer up on "their honah. Bah." Now when (rover comes alons and hita their hands a rap aerosa the knuckles by calling them "rebellious" it is too. too much. Senator I'unh of Alaba ma eays: "The South cspects is political frienda to gpeak of it with congideration and respect. Mr. Cleveland has gone out of his way io insult it." It rather looks at this date as though tile idol was coming ■"off its pereh," and th.it Grover would not be the r.ext victitn on the democratie sacrificial altar.

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Courier